He looks at the earth, and it trembles;
He touches the mountains, and they smoke.
The contrast that is painted here is striking: God’s glance brings the earth to trembling; and His touch creates smoke
Do you think the earth is trembling now as we witness those things we hold so dear being violently shaken?
Consider how COVID-19 is upsetting our economy, how it is creating tension between political parties; consider how people’s beliefs in God are now being challenged. Consider how the mental health of our world is teetering.
Now, have you even entertained the notion that God is bringing all this about, namely that it is He who is causing this world to tremble by way of removing all of our false supports -our razor thin efforts to help ourselves…so that we would have but another opportunity to call for His help?
And, if you find such a notion disturbing to your senses, then let me leave you with this question:
what part of God’s sovereignty would disallow Him from shaking this earth through the likes of the pandemic?